ANDRÉ KERTÉSZ (1894 1985) Washington Square Winter

Sale 2406 - Lot 156

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ANDRÉ KERTÉSZ (1894-1985)
Washington Square, Winter. Oversized silver print, 19 5/8x14 1/2 inches (49.8x36.8 cm.), on a sheet measuring 20x16 inches (50.8x40.6 cm.), with Kertész's signature and date, in pencil, on verso. 1954; printed 1960s

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In 1952 Kertész and his wife moved to a 12th floor apartment on Fifth Avenue overlooking New York's Washington Square Park. From this vantage point, the photographer made numerous images of the park, including this elegant bird's eye portrayal of the curved pathways, ghostly snow tracks, and leafless trees. The stark contrast between the dark silhouettes of the trees and the apparently newly-fallen snow renders this scene somewhat abstract, but Kertész's seemingly careful inclusion of two lone figures in midstride remind the viewer of the city beyond and the quiet solitude of a winter day.

André Kertész (2005), p. 91.

André Kertész: Of Paris and New York, p. 255.

André Kertész: A Lifetime of Perception, p. 89.

André Kertész: Observations, Thoughts, Reflections, p. 85.